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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    With a big piece of humble pie in front of me, I will close this thread with the admission that I had the hoses hooked up backwards. As always, I appreciate racerone, who is always quick to help and to Droid for chiming in as well. To add insult to injury, when my wife heard the motor fire up...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    Thanks for your reply racerone. As a refresher, the is the 1982 OMC Military that you researched and identified as a 1965 Johnson. I do have a full military operations manual. The screen shot is from the military manual. I added two circled text boxes to indicate how I have the gas lines...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    Hey Tim...It has been a few months since I las reached out to you for your good advice. I followed your advice and unhooked the gas line at the dock to run a little gas out of the carb. That cleared up the dripping. The motor runs great, starts great, etc. But a new issue popped up a few weeks...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    The 3 little springs are there but not functioning. I can move the paws (or whatever they are called) in and out, but they do not move freely like they should. I think they are binding because the plate that holds them on is damaged. As the picture shows, the plate and the screw that holds it on...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    Thanks Tim! Everything is original on this motor, except the paint. Because of where we live, I must store my boat at a storage lot. It is kind of in the shade, plus it always as a rain cover on it. Do you happen to know a number of the kit to replace the rings. If I call Tim's Outboard...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    Thanks Tim for your response. If you search my name on the forum you will find another thread about my motor. RacerOne took a real interest because he had heard about military motors but had not actually seen one. He asked for several pictures, which I supplied. In the end, he discovered that...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    Hello Tim: It has been a few years since we communicated. I am still enjoying my 40 hp "military" outboard. In our last conversations from a few years ago, I repainted and sent you a few pictures. I cannot find that conversation, so I will ask here. My problem now is getting a leak at the...
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    Older Johnson white color codes Nason Paints

    Tim: Finished repainting my 1982 OMC Military today. When I purchased this on an eBay auction it was 100% Olive Drab. I covered over the olive drab 15+ years ago with a rattle can but the paint job was failing. I used your formula and clear coated everything when finished. I think it looks...
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    1973 Johnson 25 hp starts but won't stay running

    First of all, thanks to racerone and others who assisted me a few months ago with my OMC 40 hp military motor starter. Racerone went above and beyond to identify what my motor really is and filling is some very interesting facts. Now to the problem at hand. I am assisting a friend who purchased...
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    Looking for brushes for a military starter

    Your explanation certainly makes sense. Let me try the pics again. Thanks for your info and assistance.
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    Looking for brushes for a military starter

    Success!! I received new brushes from MarineEngines in only two days! I installed them today in my starter and it now spins faster than my car. Racerone asked for a few pics of this motor. As mentioned in my first post, it is a bit of an oddball but it runs beautifully. I just need to jump...
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    Looking for brushes for a military starter

    Re: Looking for brushes for a military starter PICTURES! I finally figured out the upload procedure. These are views of an OMC AM-40A military starter. Although the outside of the motor was painted olive drab, inside the hood was Johnson white. The first and last two pics are of the actual...
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    Looking for brushes for a military starter

    New to the forum and needing a little assistance. I have a 1982 OMC Military 40 horse, Model AM-40A. I know it is an odd ball motor but it has been verified for what it is over the course of the 15+ years I have owned it. It was a classic Ebay purchase where the guy who bought it did not know...
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